Advocacy and Response
Meeting our community-wide goals for institutional diversity, equity, and inclusion is an ongoing process of engagement, education, collaboration, and transformation.
In the meantime, we recognize that immediate barriers exist that need to be addressed. To do so effectively, the Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion coordinates with campus partners to respond to concerns and advocate for policies and practices that aim to remove those barriers and the impact that accompanies them.
Advisory Group on Disability, Access, and Inclusion
In her 2015 inaugural address, President Patton expressed that “diversity is an everyday ethic to be cultivated, made richer and more vibrant.” As part of this vision for Middlebury, President Patton has charged the Advisory Group on Disability, Access, and Inclusion to identify ways to make Middlebury a more inclusive community, focusing on issues related to disability and people with disabilities. Learn more about the Advisory Group on Disability, Access, and Inclusion.
Adaptable Resolution
Middlebury uses an Adaptable Resolution framework to facilitate processes grounded in the principles of restorative justice and designed to address harm that happens within our campus community.